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A Tourist's Guide to London
Welcome to our video where we take you on a virtual journey to the captivating city of London. Known as the world's financial capital and Europe's cultural hub, London is a melting pot of diverse languages, luxurious hotels, and...
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Khan Academy: Antony Gormley's Case for an Angel I at the British Museum
Antony Gormley speaks of how the British Museum has been the foundation of what sculpture means to him. Neil MacGregor (Director of the British Museum) reflects on how Gormley's work and countless examples in the Museum's sculpture...
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Khan Academy: An English Ambassador
Christopher de Bellaigue, writer, describes the portraits of Sir Robert Sherley and his wife in the exhibition: Shah Abbas, the remaking of Iran. These portraits are featured at The British Museum.
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Khan Academy: Afghanistan: Returning Ivories
Courtesy of the Trustees from The British Museum, find out about the remarkable story of these ivories from Afghanistan. The process of organic artifact conservation is discussed, in connection to the piece.
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Khan Academy: Afghanistan: Afghan Crown Arrives at the British Museum
The British Museum discusses its visiting piece from The National Museum of Afghanistan, the gold crown from Tillya Tepe, 1st century AD.
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Khan Academy: Hadrian, the Imperial Palace, Tivoli
Hadrian built himself a vast palace in the countryside, the villa Adriana in Tivoli about 30 kilometers east of Rome. It was a huge complex, designed to accommodate thousands of people. It was his administrative capital and represents...
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Khan Academy: The Holy Thorn Reliquary of Jean, Duc De Berry
The Holy Thorn Reliquary houses one of the most important relics of all time -- a thorn from the Crown of Thorns that was put on Christ's head during the Crucifixion. [3:01]
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Khan Academy: Renaissance Europe
The term Renaissance (re-birth) was coined by scholars and artists of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries to claim that they were heirs of the classical world. This process of rebirth and re-evaluation of the classical inheritance...
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Khan Academy: Antony Gormley's Case for an Angel I at the British Museum
In this video [2:24] Antony Gormley speaks of how the British Museum has been the foundation of what sculpture means to him. Neil MacGregor [Director of the British Museum] reflects on how Gormley's work and countless examples in the...
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Khan Academy: Stories of the Modern Pilgrimage
Every year, 25,000 British Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca. As part of the exhibition, Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam, the British Museum asked what this journey is like. [3:47] A link to more Hajj stories from the Asian Art...
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Khan Academy: Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Dark Stuff, at the British Museum
In this video [2:51] Tim Noble and Sue Webster describe themselves as artists of circumstance. Walking through the Egyptian galleries they were inspired as to how to use the mice, shrews and toads they had collected. Curator Neal Spencer...
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Khan Academy: Marc Quinn's Siren at the British Museum (Kate Moss)
Marc Quinn remembers his visit to the Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum. He shares his delight in coming back to exhibit a work inspired by that experience and the surrounding ancient Greek sculpture. Curator Peter Higgs draws...
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Khan Academy: The Mahmal
In this video [1:36] see this magnificent mahmal which would have travelled on top of a camel on the route to Mecca.
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Khan Academy: Medieval Goldsmiths
This video [5:13] discusses Medieval goldsmiths who were some of the most important craftsmen because they worked with precious metals.
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Khan Academy: Installation of St Baudime Reliquary: Treasures of Heaven Exhibit
This reliquary was made between 1146 and 1178 and may once have held a relic of St Baudime's blood. The relic would have been held in a cavity at the back of the reliquary but it is no longer contained inside. There is no record of...
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Khan Academy: Ancient Egyptian Coffin Prepared for the Book of the Dead Exhibit
In this short video [1:08] conservators at the British Museum preparing an ancient Egyptian coffin for display in the exhibition Journey through the Afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.
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Khan Academy: Ancient Egyptian Scribal Palette in the Book of the Dead Exhibit
In this short video [1:42] a conservator at the British Museum working on an ancient Egyptian scribal palette in preparation for the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.
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Khan Academy: Ancient Egyptian Baboon Deity Conserved for Book of Dead Exhibit
In this video [1:34] conservators at the British Museum preparing an ancient Egyptian coffin for display in the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.
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Khan Academy: Sowei Mask: Spirit of Sierra Leone
Unique to the region around Sierra Leone, sowei masks are worn by senior members of the all-female Sande Society during rite-of-passage ceremonies that signify a girl's transition to adulthood. Each mask has an individual personality and...
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Khan Academy: Opening of Kingdom of Ife Exhibition
In this video [4:27] features a special gathering of dignitaries and chiefs to mark the opening of the exhibition Kingdom of Ife: sculptures from West Africa.
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Khan Academy: Contemporary Chinese Seals by Li Lanqing
Seals have been symbols of identity and authority in China for more than 2,500 years. This exhibition features over 100 exceptional seals made by artist Li Lanqing, who has revived and transformed this traditional art. [6:34]
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Khan Academy: Takhti: A Modern Iranian Hero, Exhibition at the British Museum
In this video [4:40] Venetia Porter, British Museum curator, explains different elements of a contemporary piece depicting Takhti, the modern day Iranian wrestler.